Laozi Quotes, Country Quotes, People Quotes

Can you care for the people and rule the country and not be cunning?

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Act without expectation.

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The world's big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.

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What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao.

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A good wanderer leaves no trace.

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When a country is in harmony with the Tao, the factories make trucks and tractors. When a country goes counter to the Tao, warheads are stockpiled outside the cities. There is no greater illusion than fear, no greater wrong than preparing to defend yourself, no greater misfortune than having an enemy. Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe.

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Yielding, like ice about to melt.

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They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.

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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.

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Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain. Because the brain is part of the body, which must one day expire, this collection of facts, however large and impressive, will expire as well. {But spiritual insight transcends death.}

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Going on means going far, going far means returning.

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Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing. . . . Thus, taking advantage of what is, we recognize the utility of what is not.

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Conclusions are ignorance arrested on the path to less ignorance.

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If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.

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The way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being.

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Of the second-rate leaders people speak respectfully saying, "He has done this, he has done that." Of the first-rate leaders, they do not say this. They say, "We have done it all ourselves."

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The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.

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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

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In work, do what you enjoy.

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The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.

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